The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-04-14
List Takers and Assessors.

The following are the provisions of
the law passed at the recent session of
the General Assembly, in relation to
the appointment of list takers and as
SCISSORS.
Section 2. The board of commits
sioners of each county shall, at their
session held in the month of April one
thousand eight hundred and eighty
seven, and every fourth year thereafter,
appoint three discreet treeholders in
each township, who shall list and as
sess the real and personal property in
said township for taxation. These list
takers and assessors shall ascertain the
true value IN money of every tract or
| parcel of land or other real estate, with
the improvements thereon, and per
sonal property, and assess the same IN
accordance with said valuation. Said
! board of list takers and assessors shall
meet at some place ir their respective
townships on or before the second
Monday in May, and elect one OF
their number chairman. The board IS
hereby authorized and empowered to
administer oaths in all cases necessary
to obtain full and correct information
concerning any taxable real and per
sonal property in their respective
townships, SO as to secure proper as
/ sessment of said property. The as
sessment, when made, shall be IN force
until altered as may be provided by
law.
Sec. :. The board of county com
missioners shall have power to appoint
one or more list takers and assessor
for years in which there shall be ar
assessment of property, for any tow1
or city in their respective COuntle
having more than two thousand In
: habitants, and one or more list taker
for such town or city for the years II
which there shall not be an assessmen
Of property.
, Sec. a. The board OF county com
: missioners shall, at the time of the ap
I pointment of the list takers and as
J SCISSORS, issue a notice to them sum
t moning them to meet at the count
: seat on the first Monday in June, TO
II consultation with the board Of com
IS missioners for the purpose OF takln
S such actions as will secure unltormlt
{ in the assessment of the real and Pei
e sonal property throughout the county
|. Sec. ). Each township board Of Ii:
) takers and assessors shall advertise /
} five or more public places in the towr
u ship, Immediately after their appon
ment, notify all tax payers to retur
'e to said list takers and assessors all II
l. real and personal property which eac
q tax payer shall own on the first da
+ of Iune, requiring said return to |
q made to said list takers and assesso
II during the month Of June, under tt
y pans and penalties imposed by la'
d. Each of said list takers and assesso
IS shall attend at two or more places
4 the township for the purpose Of listir
and assessing the property.
lie Sec. 6. The board OF list takers an
n. assessors shall make return of their a
d, sessments to the board OF county con
+, missioners on or before the first MOI
N day in July and annex the followlE
IN affidavit, subscribed and sworn to b
Sti fore justice of the peace who sha
III certify the same.
lis "We. the list takers and assessors
I'd --township, Of count
IL make oath that the foregoing list CO
as tains, to the best of our knowledge al
H. belief, all the real and personal pro
O. erty required by law to be assessed
said township, and that we have
sessed every tract or parcel OF land,
other real and personal property,
les its true value in money, and have e
es, deavored to do equal justice to
3 public and to the tax payers &C
o. cerned."
Id, Sec. :. The chairman OF the boa